Program Manager
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A Program Manager is a knowledge worker who performs program management tasks.
- Context:
- They can report to a Director of Program Management.
- They can be associated with a Program Manager JD.
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- See: Project, Systems Engineering, Change Management, Business Transformation.
References
2023
- GBard
- A Program Manager (PM) is a strategic professional responsible for the successful planning, execution, and delivery of complex programs. They oversee multiple projects and initiatives, ensuring they align with an organization's overall goals and objectives.
- Key Responsibilities of a Program Manager:
- Program Strategy & Planning: Defining the program's vision, mission, objectives, and key deliverables. Developing a comprehensive program roadmap and timeline.
- Resource Management: Allocating resources (people, budget, technology) across various projects within the program.
- Risk Management: Identifying, analyzing, and mitigating potential risks that could impact program success.
- Stakeholder Management: Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders (senior leadership, project managers, team members, etc.) to ensure alignment and communication.
- Performance Management: Tracking progress against program goals, identifying and addressing any deviations, and taking corrective action as needed.
- Communication & Reporting: Keeping stakeholders informed of program progress, challenges, and achievements through regular communication and reporting.
2020
- (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_management Retrieved:2020-4-28.
- … The program manager has oversight of the purpose and status of the projects in a program and can use this oversight to support project-level activity to ensure the program goals are met by providing a decision-making capacity that cannot be achieved at project level or by providing the project manager with a program perspective when required, or as a sounding board for ideas and approaches to solving project issues that have program impacts. The program manager may be well placed to provide this insight by actively seeking out such information from the project managers although in large and/or complex projects, a specific role may be required. However this insight arises, the program manager needs this in order to be comfortable that the overall program goals are achievable.